Twitter Is Confused About Miami Marlins Name Change
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| A fan-made "Miami" logo. (Yes, the Marlins have some fans.) |
Some people seemed hopeful that the name change would help fans find the stadium:
Florida Marlins changing name to Miami Marlins? Now that we know what city they play in people can actually show up to the game nowless than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® 
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Yohannes Baingana
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Others pointed out that a name change worked out pretty well for the Tampa Bay
Miami #Marlins? Well, the last MLB team in Florida to change their name had quite a turnaround... #Raysless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet Reply
Joe Morgan
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Of course our favorite is the geekiest. A newscast in Back to the Future II stated Miami (OK, the Miami Gators) would beat the Chicago Cubs in the 2015 World Series:
If the renamed Miami Marlins move to the AL as a part of realignment, Back to the Future 2 had the Cubs over Miami in 2015less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet Reply
Joe McCann
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Others assumed the Marlins were trending for the usual reason they make news:
The Miami Marlins are trending! Did they trade the entire team away again? #NobodyCaresless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet Reply
Andy Rubenstein
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True, it's not the clunkiest name in baseball:
Well at least its not the Miami Marlins of Floridaless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet Reply
Tristan Thomas
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However, there was still a large group of people who weren't aware the Marlins have always played in Miami-Dade County:
Tampa Bay Marlins will become the Miami Marlins in 2012. #MLBless than a minute ago via Echofon Favorite Retweet Reply
Shingo Kohara
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